tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post5144724672807397568..comments2024-03-27T12:58:00.592-07:00Comments on Snowbrush: A tripping we will goSnowbrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-64794103121857826742010-07-27T18:57:37.437-07:002010-07-27T18:57:37.437-07:00"We did, but pleasant events aren't neces..."We did, but pleasant events aren't necessarily the most interesting ones to write about. Other than the drug problem, the trip went well enough to encourage us to keep going."<br /><br />I was glad to read you're not giving up on camping in spite of your experience. Great pictures. :)Confessions of a Closet Hoarder but you can call me Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618687581973592183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-81041356836937750502010-07-23T17:06:16.845-07:002010-07-23T17:06:16.845-07:00I found you by way of the Bipolar Diva. She's ...I found you by way of the Bipolar Diva. She's awesome by the way. I am now following you and you can give her all the credit.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16198861828141020689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-15788300201648750102010-07-21T02:20:32.878-07:002010-07-21T02:20:32.878-07:00I really enjoyed reading about your (at times hair...I really enjoyed reading about your (at times hairy) camping experiences.;)<br />Loved all the pictures here as well, the sleeping arrangements looks quiet cosy. Despite it all, the troubles you went through, I bet there is something indescribable to be in the wilderness.;)<br />xoZuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-24694467922649499552010-07-19T21:38:32.254-07:002010-07-19T21:38:32.254-07:00Actually, I feel pretty good except for being in p...<i>Actually, I feel pretty good except for being in pain and being depressed over being in pain.</i> Sorry, but that sounds pretty crappy to me.<br /><br />I'm not saying the symptoms don't exist. I'm saying pharmaceutical companies invented the name to go with the symptoms as they were casting around for another way to make money.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706331228965193251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-3976621594348771902010-07-19T19:32:31.213-07:002010-07-19T19:32:31.213-07:00Rita said: "No wonder you feel like crap all ...Rita said: "No wonder you feel like crap all the time."<br /><br />Actually, I feel pretty good except for being in pain and being depressed over being in pain.<br /><br />Rita said: "I read that the US takes twice as many drugs, as other countries, and has the worse health."<br /><br />No shit, what with these bastards pushing drugs at us right and left, drugs that often don't work as well as their generic predecessors, yet come with greater risks. We live in a sick, sick, sick society in many, many, many ways. To my knowledge, the U.S. is one of the few--maybe even the only--industrialized nation that allows advertisements for prescription drugs.<br /><br />Rita said: ""Restless Leg Syndrome" is a medical term invented by pharmaceutical companies to sell drugs?"<br /><br />Are you saying that it doesn't exist, that people only started imagining they had the problem after they were presented with a made-up ailment? This might be a moot point, but my diagnosis isn't restless leg but nocturnal myclonus.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-83577844340284952652010-07-14T08:57:49.109-07:002010-07-14T08:57:49.109-07:00I love your Van, Snow...Graham and I intend to get...I love your Van, Snow...Graham and I intend to get a Van in a few years to travel across Canada. And it's so great to see photos of your dog, Peggy and you...now I can put a face to your name.<br /><br />Super post, Snow, as usual, even if it was a horrible experience for you. That's what I love about you...you can turn the most terrible experience into a funny tale!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-11222954140814731562010-07-14T08:41:49.443-07:002010-07-14T08:41:49.443-07:00I have, at this point, 20-30 prescriptions from fo...<i>I have, at this point, 20-30 prescriptions from four doctors for numerous symptoms caused by numerous problems.</i><br /> 20-30 prescriptions! That is bizarre.<br />No wonder you feel like crap all the time.<br /> I read that the US takes twice as many drugs, as other countries, and has the worse health. In a survey of 13 industrialized countries we came in overall, 2nd to last.<br />That means we are paying money for drugs that are not working, we spend money on expensive drugs and medical devices, etc... that have marginal if any value over more economical alternatives. Meanwhile almost 50 million Americans haven't any medical insurance at all. These people can be left bankrupt by a something as simple as a broken leg. <br /> Also, do you realize "Restless Leg Syndrome" is a medical term invented by pharmaceutical companies to sell drugs?<br /> To gain the most market share, companies have to invent drugs for diseases that previously had no treatment. <br /><br />I'll get off my soapbox, now. But, gosh! 20-30 prescriptions?Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706331228965193251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-38657120252771250762010-07-14T02:43:51.241-07:002010-07-14T02:43:51.241-07:00You guys are living the good life with good spirit...You guys are living the good life with good spirits!SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-56539116744030655412010-07-13T09:09:41.101-07:002010-07-13T09:09:41.101-07:00Wow, what a read! I hate to admit really enjoyed ...Wow, what a read! I hate to admit really enjoyed reading about your shoulder and stomach troubles while camping and the trials of demerol use...but I did. I'm your newest follower now...bring it on. I'm ready for the next episode. Yeah yeah, thanks for visiting my blog and posting a comment, but I'm so glad I found yours.<br /><br />Haupi<br />http://hauplight.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-61565406118401805922010-07-13T04:36:42.084-07:002010-07-13T04:36:42.084-07:00May your Tephra always erup so successfully.Campin...May your Tephra always erup so successfully.Camping is always an adventure one way or anotherJoe Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960458164425338569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-5925314468948623902010-07-12T05:23:20.331-07:002010-07-12T05:23:20.331-07:00My son-in-law uses a CPAP now; my daughter thinks ...My son-in-law uses a CPAP now; my daughter thinks it is the greatest thing since sliced bread.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-74817833528307211922010-07-11T20:17:38.197-07:002010-07-11T20:17:38.197-07:00Rob-bear said: "Or do you have a new "de...Rob-bear said: "Or do you have a new "death wish"?"<br /><br />I'm glad you came around, Rob-bear, since i never know if I will ever hear from you again from one visit to the next. Like with Nollyposh, you and I have our issues, although the ones with you are a lot more alienating--to me, at least.<br /><br />So, why did I take Demerol? Because Demerol is the strongest thing I've got left, but even it won't kill the pain entirely. I HAD hoped it would help enough that I could sleep through it though. You don't know this, of course, but I haven't slept without ice since a year ago last March. I thought long and hard about what drug to take on this trip, and I took Demerol because i thought it would give me the best shot at getting my rest. I wanted SO MUCH for this trip to at least give me hope that I could camp again, and it did. The pain didn't keep me awake. The stuff I took for the pain kept me awake.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-74453173164377909732010-07-11T19:45:51.752-07:002010-07-11T19:45:51.752-07:00What are you trying to do, Snow? Scare the living ...What are you trying to do, Snow? Scare the living daylights out of us by taking Demerol? Or do you have a new "death wish"?<br /><br />As for tripping, considering what you went through, you could have done that one without leaving home.<br /><br />And the way to beat Sleep Apnea is to use a CPAP, Tusk's comment notwithstanding. And since you're using one, as do I, this is good.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-87261247164637980792010-07-11T19:18:48.369-07:002010-07-11T19:18:48.369-07:00Tabor said: "I am not sure how you found me o...Tabor said: "I am not sure how you found me or why you commented on my blog."<br /><br />Well, it wasn't my first visit, although it's true that I don't get around to your blog often. As for why I commented, is there some reason that you don't like it when people whom you don't know comment? <br /><br />Tabor said: "I must take some time to read other posts to assure myself that your life is not so crazy!"<br /><br />Then, a little craziness is okay, but a lot isn't? Ha. I rather think that you aren't going to like me terribly well, Tabor. <br /><br />Nollyposh said: "i had a joint in my early twenties and a friend of mine (Thank God he was at the party too!) found me sitting under a tree, completely off my tree..."<br /><br />I hallucinated all night long once. First came the monsters--which I only saw because I was with people who I didn't fully trust--that leaped out at me savagely from a citronella candle. Then--when I was finally alone--came the colorful and glowing geometric patterns that swam before my eyes in the darkness. Later, I watched live oaks sway their arms as they danced for joy in the Louisiana sunrise. It was not an experience to be missed, so if I were your kids, your own experience might make drugs seem more desirable rather than less. By the way, I haven't smoked dope in over fifteen years, but I would love to share some with you. The drug ecstasy would be good too. Maybe it would help us with some of our differences.<br /><br />Tusk said: "did you see the solar eclipse July 11th was it not on the pacific, and not in the east?"<br /><br />I don't know anything about it.<br /><br />Tusk said: "I find the only way to beat sleep apnea is to work non-stop. The trick is finding a job that pays you to sleep while you are on the clock."<br /><br />The only benefit I can see there would be that having a job on which you could sleep would give you more time to sleep. Even then, sleep apnea could kill you. It is extremely detrimental to your brain, your heart, and your whole body to some extent.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-20658772296421876282010-07-11T16:47:49.836-07:002010-07-11T16:47:49.836-07:00In the amount of time I read your original entry a...In the amount of time I read your original entry and ponder all the first commented posts, visit the said viewerships Blogsites, learn about them take note and comment to one or two. I return to your post to leave you a brief note and I find you've responded and there are at least two or three more posts to read, some by you and several by the latest bloggers. <br /><br />So my comment is this, did you see the solar eclipse July 11th was it not on the pacific, and not in the east?<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />fellow dreamers society of north america, chapter president - the tusk<br /><br />I find the only way to beat sleep apnea is to work non-stop. The trick is finding a job that pays you to sleep while you are on the clock. I'll go into detail in a future blog, these jobs have been good to me and have lasted several years on occassion.<br /><br />Comments allowed by the FDSNACThe Tuskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372022574714082288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-75090716027767927522010-07-11T16:07:12.315-07:002010-07-11T16:07:12.315-07:00Oh Lordy! Sounds like the time i had a joint in my...Oh Lordy! Sounds like the time i had a joint in my early twenties and a friend of mine (Thank God he was at the party too!) found me sitting under a tree, completely off my tree (Pardon tha pun) and unable to move, he had to pick me up like a baby and take me home ...AND silly me was in a different State (of Australia) at the time and waaaay awaaay from home! Needless to say i learned my lesson and now use the experience to scare my teenage children! ...Like a good mummy X;-)<br />(Ps) Love your TOTALLY COOL van! and yey "Hi" Peggy (nice photo) X:-)nollyposhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205974328143335552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-33518869056069663442010-07-11T15:42:28.352-07:002010-07-11T15:42:28.352-07:00After reading this post I am not sure how you foun...After reading this post I am not sure how you found me or why you commented on my blog. This post reflected a dynamic and, perhaps, scary adventure. I must take some time to read other posts to assure myself that your life is not so crazy! Thanks for stopping by.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-19229507228428399742010-07-11T12:44:44.620-07:002010-07-11T12:44:44.620-07:00Tiffany said: "may I suggest drugs.com? you c...Tiffany said: "may I suggest drugs.com? you can check drug interactions there... I'm a stickler for checking before I mix anything."<br /><br />I have checked such sources enough to know that doctors and pharmacists don't catch everything (as if I ever imagined that they did!). For example, I take Sam-e, a supplement that raises serotonin levels. Two of my prescription drugs do the same, which could result in toxic levels. If I had not caught this myself, no one would. Yet, the longer I take drugs, and the more drugs I take, the more lax I become. I just get tired of spending so much of my time seeing doctors, having procedures, and then coming home and reading about every ailment, every symptom, every test, every treatment, every counter-indication, etc. <br /><br />Mostly what I do nowadays in regard to drugs is to take as few of them as possible (I don't think my readers understand this because I don't write about all the times I DON'T take medications). Despite what I wrote about being intrigued by the psychoactive effects of Demerol, I never take it for kicks (which is why I have so much of it on hand). Do I not like it then? I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, I'm intrigued by altered states because they have the ability to show me new realities, but, on the other, I'm well aware of the risks.<br /><br />Tiffany said: "Also Demerol, though I've only had it at hospital during surgery, only made me sleepy. strange."<br /><br />Yes, and it never puts me to sleep. It might make it damn hard for me to get out of a chair, but it leaves me wide awake.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-42070686494577104322010-07-11T12:41:55.116-07:002010-07-11T12:41:55.116-07:00All Consuming said: "I may come and steal you...All Consuming said: "I may come and steal your van."<br /><br />Natalie said: "Your van looks fun!"<br /><br />It's a '93 Chevy 3/4 ton conversion van that we bought in 1995. It has oak trim and "mood lights," and it seated seven when we got it. I took all but the first two seats out, and replaced them with a bed and a cabinet--that I made. Storing the extra seats has been a challenge. The two extra bucket seats are now in the den where we use them as chairs. The bench seat is in the attic.<br /><br />The engine is a 4.3 L six cylinder which is weak for such a big van, and was probably the reason that we got it cheap. Since we use the van mostly for camping, pep isn't important, and the small engine does get better mileage. As you can probably tell from the photos, I've babied the van just as I've babied all my vehicles.<br /><br />Marion said: "My husband used to take Requip for restless leg syndrome, but had to stop it as the side effects were worse than the restless leg!"<br /><br />That is often the case. Before the Requip, I took Klonopin, and, when a new doctor took me off it, I was awake nearly all night for several nights in a row. I realized from that experience that few things are as much of a drag as severe insomnia.<br /><br />Rhymes said: "There's one foolproof way to tell whether ants crawling up your legs in the middle of the night are real or imagined: Did they have little miners' lamps strapped to their foreheads?"<br /><br />Is that how YOU do it? If so, your Georgia ants are living in the Stone Age. Ants here switched to night-vision goggles a decade ago. They actually contracted with the Department of Defense to research their usefulness.<br /><br />Dana said: "TWENTY to THIRTY scrips? It's a GOOD thing you're married to a nurse!"<br /><br />Peggy knows labor and delivery inside out, having done it since 1988 (before that, she worked ICU). If I were having a baby, I would want Peggy to be my nurse, but her knowledge is quite limited in most areas. That said, she did make an early diagnosis when I had shingles, and this enabled me to get prompt treatment. Without it, I would probably be blind in one eye. She's also good at taking charge at accident scenes until the paramedics arrive. What's she's not good at--because she isn't interested in it--is researching medical problems. She won't even do it for herself, so I do it for her.<br /><br />Dana said: "And you don't have to worry about god and the devil placing bets on you like they did on Job"<br /><br />Well, God DID allow Job's family to be killed--among the other horrible things that happened to him--but not to worry because God gave him a whole new family. What could be more fair--or compassionate?Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-64629404035060063272010-07-11T08:32:43.608-07:002010-07-11T08:32:43.608-07:00may I suggest drugs.com? you can check drug intera...may I suggest drugs.com? you can check drug interactions there. I only ever take a handful of things for mild depression and anxiety, but I'm a stickler for checking before I mix anything. Too afraid of bad trips!<br /><br />Also Demerol, though I've only had it at hospital during surgery, only made me sleepy. strange.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09284953633176728688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-1090616157774259392010-07-11T06:53:58.978-07:002010-07-11T06:53:58.978-07:00Two reasons I look forward to Sunday are the newsp...Two reasons I look forward to Sunday are the newspaper ads, just to show myself that I don't NEED or want any of the crap I see. (My eyes are too bad to read the newspaper, so I enjoy the pictures in the ads) and the other reason is that I can hope to see a new post here. And this one had clear, up to date, PHOTOS!!! Now I don't have to imagine what Peggy looks like, or YOU, and although I prefer a recliner and an indoor toilet, I'd get along with both of you fabulously!! In fact, I'd share my gabapentin (anti-seizure)with you to replace your Requip. TWENTY to THIRTY scrips? It's a GOOD thing you're married to a nurse!<br /><br />And you don't have to worry about god and the devil placing bets on you like they did on Job (the original roulette wheel). Neither one of us are worth the gamble. LOL (but I do also have boils)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-76138828381870261412010-07-11T05:38:21.803-07:002010-07-11T05:38:21.803-07:00There's one foolproof way to tell whether ants...There's one foolproof way to tell whether ants crawling up your legs in the middle of the night are real or imagined: Did they have little miners' lamps strapped to their foreheads?<br /><br />You make me laugh when I'm not cringing, and cringe when I'm not laughing!<br /><br />Since my dad used to threaten regularly to put the fear of God into me, and once or twice actually did, I never thought of him (pick antecedent of choice) as "quite sweet."rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-78350358525202868142010-07-11T04:55:59.633-07:002010-07-11T04:55:59.633-07:00Ah, Snow. I didn't know whether to laugh or c...Ah, Snow. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. (I'm glad you still have your great sense of humor.) I've had similar reactions to medications and it ain't no fun at home, much less in the boonies! <br /><br />My husband used to take Requip for restless leg syndrome, but had to stop it as the side effects were worse than the restless leg! That Peggy is a trouper and she must really sleep hard is all I can say. I'm so happy you're feeling better. I miss the camping trips we used to take! Blessings!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-37408263448007329382010-07-11T04:01:59.881-07:002010-07-11T04:01:59.881-07:00Your van looks fun! I am sorry it wasn't as fu...Your van looks fun! I am sorry it wasn't as fun as you thought it might be. Dunno what to say about your misadventure...............I think I will echo Kylie. :)Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919764140075852854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23830899.post-40477775174310182182010-07-11T03:02:31.318-07:002010-07-11T03:02:31.318-07:00‘What I most wanted NOT to do despite my sorry con...‘What I most wanted NOT to do despite my sorry condition was to awaken Peggy because, nurse though she is, Peggy is prone to freak out when she thinks her husband is dying, and I MUCH prefer to freak out alone.’ With you there one hundred percent.<br /><br />‘You should have seen it. You would have cheered; you would have applauded; you would have never thought of me in the same mundane way again.’…Hahahaha, yes, I can empathise, I have a portable loo that goes with me if I go anywhere near the countryside! Oh yes and believe me, mundane you aint! Heh.<br /><br />I’ve had a few experiences with drugs that have left me feeling just as you described or similarly. It really is horrible, I just lie there trying to focus on the fact it will end, hopefully without me going to the emergency department, and within crawling distance of a loo, so I’m all empathy sweetie.<br /><br />‘I know that a lot of you think he’s really quite sweet.’ That last line had me falling about hahahah, in fact the humour with which you convey your pain and misery in this post gets the All Consuming Blue Ribbon for making people laugh whilst feeling like crap. Love it. And great to see such a lovely picture of you, Peggy and Bonny!<br /><br />You look much better than you feel like me.<br /><br />I may come and steal your van.All Consuminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089119991474852732noreply@blogger.com